Is the glass ceiling unbreakable? Habitus, fields, and the stalling of women and minorities in management

Authors
Corsun, DL Costen, WM
Citation
Dl. Corsun et Wm. Costen, Is the glass ceiling unbreakable? Habitus, fields, and the stalling of women and minorities in management, J MANAGE IN, 10(1), 2001, pp. 16-25
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Management
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY
ISSN journal
10564926 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
16 - 25
Database
ISI
SICI code
1056-4926(200103)10:1<16:ITGCUH>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The phenomenon of the glass ceiling is examined through the lenses of macro -organizational and sociological theory. Presented are several theoretical bases for viewing the glass ceiling and its perpetuation as the consequence s of U.S. history, the distribution of capital among its people, the action s of the powerful that help them retain power and the reality that the majo rity of the powerful in America have White maleness in common.